In France.
A left-wing coalition is taking the most seats in the parliament after voting on Sunday kept the country’s far-right away from power.
Yet given the absence of a tangible majority pundits say France has been thrown into an unprecedented scenario.
Choi Soo-hyung explains.
France’s left-wing coalition, the New Popular Front has won 182 seats in the country’s National Assembly, making it the largest party but short of the 289 required for an absolute majority.
The far-right National Rally took 143 seats and finished third while Macron’s centrist Ensemble alliance, recovered strongly from disappointment a week earlier to win 163 seats.
The first round of parliamentary elections on June 30th saw France’s far-right National Rally win 33-point-2 percent of the vote, while a coalition of left-wing parties, the New Popular Front finished second.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s, Ensemble alliance finished third.
Experts analyzing the results following voting on Sunday say that French voters are still cautious about the far-right and that appears to have driven a turnaround in fortunes compared to the week before.
And with no majority, the French parliament becomes a “hung parliament” putting France in political limbo with no clear path to forming a new government.
That may be all the more crucial,.. as France is just days away from an appearance at a major NATO summit in Washington,.. and just three weeks out from the start of the Paris Summer Olympic Games.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, long considered Macron’s protege, announced he would resign from his post on Monday morning.
In what seems to be a veiled swipe at Macron’s decision to call for a snap election, Attal said he “didn’t choose” for the French parliament to be dissolved.
Choi Soo-hyung, Arirang News.
Source : Arirang TV, https://www.arirang.com/news/view?id=272986
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